Set is loaded in!

Week one of my hell MONTH is over and we were successful. We got the set pieces all moved in and installed. There is a little bit of finish painting to do, including the floor, but overall, it is all in.  So, the following is a sequence of pictures taken by Kathleen over the two days of work...

DAY ONE...

The first platform goes up.

All of the platforms are in place, but not yet braced.

Glenn and Jeff anchoring and bracing.

Larry applies the decorative column covers.

Melanie tests the weight bearing capacity...

Next are railings and escape stairs.

Walls go up...

Lots of black paint... Thanks, Kathleen, Melissa, Luke and Marshall!!!

And then around 2:30, Scott comes to check out the progress and give his blessing!

      And so ends day one...



DAY TWO

The moon goes together in the center of stage.  Because it is so dominant and right in the middle of everything, we waited until the second day so that it wasn't in the way for getting the rest of the set up.




Then we installed safety railings, the two large windows that hang above the fire escape, and...

The conceptual Christmas tree...














With the last of the paint touched up and the mess cleaned up and supplies put away, we rolled out of the theater about 2:30PM.

The cast showed up at 6:30 for their first rehearsal on a substantially completed set!
(Thanks, Luke for the pic)

Kathleen, Melanie and I headed to IL for the third blocking rehearsal for The Diary of Anne Frank.  Nothing like a busy weekend to keep you out of trouble.

Wednesday, we will paint the floor and couple of wall panels repurposed from Night of the Living Dead.

Next task is lighting!  That starts Monday night with planning, light plot on Tuesday, and hang and focus beginning Friday evening and all day on Saturday.
R